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Title

Swans | Swanzy, Mary

Description

This painting shows surrealistic and lyrical traits. Apart from the swans in the foreground, the scene also includes other exotic elements such as colorful birds, flourishing vegetation and human figures. In some aspects the painting reminds Gaugin’s style, even if the human head in the pond has evident Cubists’ influence. Although Swanzy was fully aware of Modernist movements in art, and experimented with Surrealism, she ultimately developed her own very individual style of painting.